Protect my Peace

Verse 1**
I been waking up lighter, cutting cords clean
No more fake love living rent-free in my dreams
Smiles so sweet but the vibe so strange
Had to rearrange, had to change my lane

You clap when I win but your eyes don’t shine
Low-key hoping I fall behind
I see the whispers when I leave the room
So I let that energy meet the broom

**Pre-Chorus**
I’m not bitter, I’m just wise
I can read between the lines
If it costs my soul the fee
That’s too high a price for me

**Chorus**
I protect my peace, guard my glow
Cut ties clean, let the fake ones go
No more stress tryna play pretend
I don’t need no frenemy friend
If the vibe ain’t real, I release
Choose my heart over history
Circle small, mind at ease
I protect, I protect my peace

**Verse 2**
Used to overgive, overstay
Let disrespect just slide away
Now my boundaries loud and clear
If it’s not love, it’s not welcome here

Energy don’t lie, I trust that
No more doubling back, no more combat
You can keep the shade and the side talk
I’m aligned now, that’s a high walk

**Pre-Chorus**
I forgive but don’t forget
Wish you well from a distance, yeah
Love from far, that’s the key
You not coming where I’m meant to be

**Chorus**
I protect my peace, guard my glow
Cut ties clean, let the fake ones go
No more stress tryna play pretend
I don’t need no frenemy friend
If the vibe ain’t real, I release
Choose my heart over history
Circle small, mind at ease
I protect, I protect my peace

**Bridge**
No access to my energy
If you draining me intentionally
Doors closed, that’s growth not hate
Sometimes distance elevates

Silence louder than revenge
I don’t gotta prove or defend
Level up in quiet streets
Success and peace — that’s my beat

**Final Chorus (Extended)**
I protect my peace, that’s law
No more picking at old scars
If you switch sides, stay there please
I’m too grounded for the breeze
Real ones only in my reach
No more lessons I gotta teach
Circle tight and drama cease
I protect, I protect my peace

**Outro**
Yeah…
Wish you healing, wish you growth
Just not sitting at my table no more
My light too bright to dim for anyone
Peace is power — and I won.

R&b soul